The spring 2017 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting will be April 19-21 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO. The detailed agenda and meeting materials are scheduled to be posted today. This meeting will begin the 2019 Sunset Review of several fertilizers, pest control products, livestock treatments and non-organic ingredients currently allowed for use by certified organic operations. The allowance […]
OTA is convening a task force to help shape its comments to the National Organic Program (NOP) on its Draft Guidance on Calculating the Percentage of Organic Ingredients in Multi-Ingredient Products. The draft guidance clarifies the standards for calculating organic percentages for finished products, including products that contain multi-ingredients, and is designed to help businesses and certifiers implement the USDA […]
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts and ranking member Debbie Stabenow have announced the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Ag subcommittees for the 115th Congress. A full listing of Senate Ag leadership and committee assignments is now available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service has extended the comment period for the Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order proposed rule from March 20 until April 19. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) urges USDA to move forward its proposal for a nationwide research and promotion check-off program for the organic industry following the 30-day […]
You now have until April 19 to submit a comment on the proposed GRO Organic Check-off proposal published by USDA in the Federal Register earlier this year. USDA needs to hear from stakeholders about the merits of the proposal and the desire of the sector to move expediently towards a final rule and industry-wide vote. OTA staff is ready to work […]
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